Mayor & councillors
Parkes Shire is an undivided (at-large) council with 10 councillors elected across the whole shire, not by ward. The councillors elect one of their number as Mayor (Parkes does not have a popularly-elected mayor). Below is who currently holds office, with links to their official profiles and the September 2024 election results.
New to these terms? Read them in plain English
- How the mayor is chosen
- Either elected directly by voters, or chosen by the councillors.
- Ward
- A subdivision of a council area that elects its own councillors.
- Local Government Area (LGA)
- The official area a council governs.
- NSW Electoral Commission (NSWEC)
- Runs council elections and publishes the official results.
- Mayor
- Cr Neil WestcottElected Mayor by the councillors after the September 2024 election (the mayor is chosen by councillors, not directly by voters).
- Deputy Mayor
- Cr Marg Applebee
- Councillors
- 10 total — elected shire-wide (undivided council)
- Wards
- None — Parkes Shire is undividedAll councillors represent the whole shire rather than separate wards.
Your representatives
Neil Westcott
Mayor · Independent
Marg Applebee
Deputy Mayor / Councillor · Independent
Douglas Pout
Councillor · Independent
Kenny McGrath
Councillor · Independent
George Pratt
Councillor · Independent
Glenn Wilson
Councillor
Louise O'Leary
Councillor
Bill Jayet
Councillor
Matthew Scherer
Councillor
Joy Paddison
Councillor
Want to raise something? Contacting your ward councillor or the mayor is one of the most direct ways to be heard between elections.
We list who's in office and link to their official profiles and the election results; we don't characterise anyone's politics. Party labels are those each councillor was elected under at the September 2024 election (NSW Electoral Commission); Parkes is a rural, undivided council where candidates commonly stand as independents, and where the NSWEC recorded no registered party the affiliation field is left blank. A council's makeup can change between elections through casual vacancies, so the council's official page and the NSWEC results have the most authoritative list.
Sources — check it yourself
Figures are current as at the dates shown and may change — always confirm with the linked source. See the notice at the bottom of the page for full details and how to report a correction.